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• Basketball

  Drake Receives National Championship Ring

  We all know that Coach Cal is the greatest recruiter of all time, and this is an example of why. The recording...

• Basketball

  Top 50 Players in UK History Fan Poll: Positions 20-11

  The Top 50 Players in UK History Fan Poll continues, as we reveal positions 20-11. [B]Of course, the results of the poll...

• Football

  Kentucky Picks Up Alabama Receiver

  The summer recruiting trail for the Kentucky Wildcats has been great for Joker Phillips and company The Wildcats have picked up another...

• Basketball

  Coach Cal In Katz’ Korner

  [CENTER][/CENTER] If you missed Coach Calipari on ESPNU’s Katz Korner last night, ESPN now has[URL=”http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:8204043″] a video link up of the interview[/URL]....

• Basketball

  Anthony Davis Hangs Out with Lolo Jones

  It looks like Anthony Davis is already enjoying himself after arriving in Manchester, England on Tuesday. Yesterday US Olympic track and field...

• Football

  Will The Real UK Football Fans Please Stand Up?

  [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Arial]As football season quickly approaches I find myself trying to move past the mindset of those who grumble at the mere thought...

• Football

  Joker Phillips Meets Ric Flair

  [CENTER][/CENTER] It started innocently enough. UK’s official Cat Scratches blog [URL=”http://www.ukathletics.com/blog/2012/07/video-behind-the-scenes-with-joker-phillips-at-espn-car-wash.html”]announces a cool video[/URL] that recaps Joker Phillips’ day at the ESPN...

• Basketball

  Archie Goodwin: Coming to Kentucky was a "No-Brainer"

  In a recently released video on Coach Cal’s website, incoming freshman guard Archie Goodwin shares a bit about why he ultimately chose...

• Basketball

  The 2012 Draft Cats

  [CENTER] [/CENTER] [LEFT] Six Wildcats drafted. I wanted to stop there but for the sake of entertainment (and because now you have...

• Basketball

  "The Brow" Becomes "The Blanket"?

  Earlier today, fellow Team USA member Kevin Love tweeted an interesting photo of his teammates taking a nap on their plane ride....

• Basketball

  Know Yo Foe: Baylor

  [CENTER][/CENTER] Baylor is the biggest-name on Kentucky’s non-conference home schedule in 2012-13. The Bears have had quite the interesting summer that included...

• Basketball

  Harrison Twins Could Be Dribble-Drive Perfect

  [CENTER][/CENTER] In case you missed it last night — personally, it’s hard for me to concentrate on anything else [URL=”http://www.nationofblue.com/does-uk-football-need-savior-11956/”]when I’m talking...

• Basketball

  Terrence Jones Got That Paper

  [CENTER][/CENTER] [URL=”http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2012/07/rockets-sign-two-of-three-first-round-picks-white-and-jones/”]According to the Houston Chronicle[/URL], former Kentucky star and NCAA Champion Terrence Jones has signed his contract with the Houston Rockets....

• Basketball

  New Film About Tornado-Struck SEC Tourney

  [CENTER] (Photo by Spencer Hall, via [URL=”http://www.rockytoptalk.com/2008/3/14/221411/355″]rockytoptalk.com[/URL].) [/CENTER] [URL=”http://bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/2007-08.html”]The first year of the Billy Gillispie Era[/URL] was memorable due to strange non-conference...

• Other Sports

  Mitch Barnhart Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

  Anyone who thinks Kentucky’s Athletic Director sits behind a desk all day, think again. As the head of UK Athletics for ten...

• Basketball

  Could A Fight Have Rewritten History?

  [CENTER][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/FONT][/CENTER] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000] It may have been over 20 years ago, but it’s still fresh in the minds...

• Basketball

  Cliff Alexander Receives UK Scholarship Offer

  [CENTER] (Image via [URL=”http://www.themajors.net/eastlansing/?p=1189″]TheMajors.net[/URL].) [/CENTER] According to [URL=”http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/ct-spt-0725-prep-bkb-helfgot-blog,0,4094622.column”]yesterday’s Chicago Tribune[/URL], Curie High School basketball phenom and 2014 recruit Cliff Alexander was contacted...

• Basketball

  Could PSU Learn From UK’s Past?

  [CENTER][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/FONT][/CENTER] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000] Just over 48 hours ago Penn State University’s football program was handed [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]down...

• UK News

  UK Football Wins SEC Championship?

  OK.. I completely understand that every Kentucky Football fan needs to have a little hope at the start of the season, but...

• Basketball

  Anthony Davis Gets Block and Rebound in US Win

  The United States Olympic Team beat Spain in Barcelona 100-78 to stay undefeated in exhibition play. Anthony Davis played around 3 minutes,...